Transbiome

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Finished 16 / 05 / 2021
Funded!
Received
$ 9,549
Minimum
$ 4,558
Optimum
$ 9,310
214 Backers
  • Contributing $ 5

    Be acknowledged as a supporter

    Get the warm fuzzy feeling of doing something good! You will optionally be named in the acknowledgements of all publications coming out of our study.

    > 09 Backers
  • Contributing $ 11

    Be well-informed (digital only)

    We will email you a report of what we have learned from this study as soon as we have results!

    ALSO:

    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    > 49 Backers
  • Contributing $ 16

    Get a sticker!

    Get a sticker that you can use to show your support of the Transbiome study!

    ALSO:

    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    > 40 Backers
  • Contributing $ 32

    Get a pin!

    Get an enamel pin you can put on your backpack, jacket or anywhere else to show your support!

    ALSO:

    • Get a sticker! (a transbiome sticker)
    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    > 38 Backers
  • Contributing $ 43

    An ebook of poetry (digital only)

    Our study initiator, Clara Lehenaff, wrote a book of poems (in French) relating to being trans. You will receive a PDF copy of it.

    ALSO:

    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    > 08 Backers
  • Contributing $ 65

    Join a webinar about the study (digital only)

    We will invite you to a two hour webinar in which we will present the current state of the study, what we learned from it and the outlook for future research. After our presentation, we'll have a group discussion where you will have a chance to chat with others, ask questions about the study, and give input for what further research could be done.

    ALSO:

    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    • An ebook of poetry (a collection of french poems about transidentity)
    > 23 Backers
  • Contributing $ 97

    A physical book of poetry

    Our study initiator, Clara Lehenaff, wrote a book of poems (in French) relating to being trans. You will receive a signed hardcopy version of it.

    ALSO:

    • Get a pin! (a transbiome pin)
    • Get a sticker! (a transbiome sticker)
    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    • Join a webinar about the study (a two-hour webinar about the study, followed by a group discussion)
    > 17 Backers
  • Contributing $ 249

    Participate in Ally Skills Training

    Our friends of Open Life Science are organizing an Ally Skills Training on Friday, 11 June 2021 from 15:00 – 18:00 CEST. This rewards gives you one of the free spots to learn and train how you can use your societal advantages to support others in your workplace and communities.

    ALSO:

    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a deailed report of the study's results)
    • An ebook of poetry (a collection of french poems about transidentity)
    > 00 Backers
  • Contributing $ 270

    (e-)meet the team

    You get to spend an hour with our team, the ideal chance to learn how the study is progressing, what the current results are and ask any science questions you might have. This will most likely be done virtually via your favorite online video conferencing system. If you happen to be in the Paris region and the COVID-19 situation is such that it allows group meetings it can also happen in person!

    We will also mail you the sticker, the pin and a physical copy of the book (see above)

    ALSO:

    • Get a pin! (a transbiome pin)
    • Get a sticker! (a transbiome sticker)
    • Be acknowledged as a supporter (optional acknowledgement in publications)
    • Be well-informed (a detailed report of the study's results)
    • Join a webinar about the study (a two-hour webinar about the study, followed by a group discussion)
    • A physical book of poetry (a collection of french poems about transidentity)
    > 02 Backers

Packing the first kits for participants

16 | 03 | 2021

30 potential participants have already gotten in touch with us regarding our project since we launched the crowdfunding campaign! 💖🏳️‍⚧️ And – thanks to the generous support of over 140 backers – we are now getting ready to send out the first sampling kits to participants! 🎉

Before sending the sampling kits out we wanted to give you sneak peek of what our prospective participants will receive in their mailbox soon ✉️📬

  1. the general participant information sheet ℹ️ This contains all the details about our study (the goals, process, contact details etc). This sheet will give participants all the information they need before they are able to give informed consent.
  2. a participant guide book 📓 The booklet explains the process for enrolling in the study, how their information will be anonymized and also how to take and handle their actual microbiome sample.
  3. a vaginal swab kit 🧪 The actual swabbing kit contains a) the sterile swab itself and b) a sterile sample container filled with a stabilizing buffer which allow the sample to safely travel back to us.
  4. a prepaid return envelope 💌 Once the swabbing is done, participants just have to put their sample into the already prepared return envelope and just put it into a mailbox to get their sample on the way.

In a few days the first 4-5 of these participant kits will be on their way to the first participants that will help us beta test that the whole process works as planned 👩🏿‍🔬👩‍🔬🧬

We still need your help to spread the word though:

  1. We are still looking for additional participants from the European Union for this project, for a total of 50!
  2. We already have more potential participants than funding. If we can make it to our optimum goal, we will be able to work with the full 50 participants we are aiming for!

If you know people or organizations that might be interested in reaching out to potential participants – or in supporting us financially – please let them know about this campaign and study!

The actual swabbing kit: The swab (bottom) and the sample container (top)

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